The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris, at the Palace of Versailles. The three main representatives were Clemenceau, Lloyd-George and Wilson, and these became known as ‘the Big Three’. Clemenceau represented France, and, voted for by the public, had to please those who supported him. So in a country that had lost so much, he wanted to get all he could from Germany to satisfy the angry nation and make them as weak as possible to protect France in the future. Lloyd-George was Great Britain’s representative, and after winning an election in December 1918 and promising to make Germany pay, he was split in half. On one hand, he should comply with the wishes of his country and keep his promise to the public, by forcing Germany to pay and suffer, but on the other hand, he wanted to let Germany off relatively easy as he knew they were a big trading partner and so without them Britain would suffer. Wilson, however, wasn’t interested in Germany’s punishment; he was set on the idea of world peace, and did not believe this could be achieved by threatening and reproving Germany. The German’s were allowed representatives at the conferences, but they were not allowed to have any say in what was discussed. They had to sit and listen to their fate being decided for them. So, inevitably, deciding on the term of the Treaty were a long, difficult and drawn out process due to the conflicting opinions. Once the Treaty was decided, there were still conflicting emotions and there were still issues where each of the Big Three hadn’t got exactly what they wanted. Wilson was pleased that his idea of The League of Nations was put into action, because he felt this was one step closer to world peace. However, he still felt Germany needed to be punished, so he was happy when Germany was forced to accept war guilt, despite the fact that this annoyed the Germans, as they felt the war was not solely their fault. Although there was a point to the treaty Wilson was pleased with, he was...

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There were certain terms that are unjustified for Germany. Firstly, Germany was blamed for the war guilt and this is extremely unfair. This is because Germany didn’t really start the war, it is Austria-Hungary that had started it and as the allies, Germany needs to step out to help Austria-Hungary. Furthermore, all the countries in Europe had took part in the war. This suggests that Germany shouldn’t be fully blamed for the war and the blame should be shared. By blaming Germany for war guilt might also affect their future generations.
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Clemenceau
Clemenceau, Prime minister of France, wanted Germany to suffer the most out of the other leaders because he felt threatened by them. He wanted Germany to accept full blame for the war and this happened as a term in the treaty was for Germany to accept full blame for the war. This made Clemenceau very happy.
He also wanted the German military to be weakened so that they couldn’t attack in the future, and he also wanted control of the Rhineland to protect France’s borders. The treaty stated that Germany’s army was limited to 100,000 men, conscription was banned, Germany was not allowed armoured vehicles, submarines or aircraft and the Rhineland was a demilitarized zone which meant no German soldiers could enter the area. Clemenceau was fairly satisfied as the army was weakened but he didn’t get the Rhineland.
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The Treaty of Versailles
Downtrodden, traumatized, wary. Following the end of the First World War in 1919, the world could agree they were experiencing these similar feelings. The aftermath of this total war had left the world in chaos; drastic political, cultural, and social changes had taken place throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa, powerful empires had collapsed, countries were abolished as newwere formed. The number of casualties of all the nations from the war added up to be around 8.5 million, with 21 million wounded.
Even though there were victors of the war, everyone lost to a degree. Great Britain, France, the United States, and Italy, known collectively as the allied powers, were not focused on celebrating this "win", but preventing a war of this magnitude from ever happening again. In January of 1919, delegates from 32 countries met in Paris to make peace after World War I, a peace that was intended to end all wars. The Treaty of Versailles started a debate between Britain, France and the United States of America. Lloyd-George, Clemenceau and Wilson all devised this treaty, with the intention that it would cripple Germany. Because the Treaty of Versailles was a failure, it did the opposite of what it intended. Instead of preventing further conflict and wars, the...

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Peace Restored
Treaty of Versailles, making peace between Germany and the ratifying allied powers, NOW IN EFFECT!
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Germany and her allies.” This means that Germany now has to pay all country for losses plus damage, exactly what the Government wants meaning Germany can never have the power or money to start a war again. The BigThree wanted Germany weakened as the revenge for War.
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The affect that the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany
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...“At the war's end, all European belligerents were economically depleted and suffered devastating losses in human life, which totaled nearly ten million.”1 Statistically, the numbers of people who died in those four years of war were 1,800,000 Germans, 1,700,000 Russians, 1,384,000 French 1,290,000 from Austria-Hungary and 743,000 British. 2 Those numbers of deaths shows how the Great War (WWI) was so contentious and fragile. In addition, the main results of these four years of war the children lost their parents, wives lost their husbands; young girls did not have the chance to marriage. However, on November 11, 1918 the Great War ended. All the countries around the world were waiting and hoping for reconciliation and dialog. As a result, the peace conference opened in January, 1919 in Paris, in the name of making the peace. Most important of all, the Treaty of Versailles occurred which was, “signed on June 28th, 1919 after months of argument and negotiation amongst the so-called BigThree: George of Britain, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America.” 3 The main causes that the Treaty of Versailles concerned were disarmament, reparations, and the creation of Poland which had the subsequent results that affected the interwar period.
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Germany and The Treaty of Versailles
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Course: Western Civilization
Date: September 15, 2013
The Treaty of Versailles marked the official end of the Great War, with all the major combatants arriving at a resolution to the conflict. Simultaneously, the treaty also set the stage for the following world war in that the terms agreed upon by the treaty upset the centuries-old European balance that sought to prevent continental conflict. Germany, defeated by the Allies during the Great War, was not in a position to dictate the terms of surrender. Simultaneously, social and political factors in Britain, France and Italy forced treaty terms inimical to both short and long-term interests for Germany. While the Central Powers during the Great War comprised of more nations than Germany alone, the brunt of reprisals fell upon Germany as the leader of the defeated alliance. The resultant effect of the treaty obligations imposed upon Germany by the majority of the victorious allies were felt across the board in Germany in terms of financial strictures and burdens that crippled the German economy, preventing her rise (articles 119, 217, 259, 292). Moreover, the victorious nations demanded nothing less than what amounted to a decimation of Germany’s defensive capabilities, insisting upon the crippling of her military (articles 43, 428,...

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